The Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise

Advocating and nurturing free enterprise as the foundation of freedom through discovery
and motivation of entrepreneurial spirit and capacity.

Today's students will be entering a world in which change is the norm. Change is a
way of life. And if the immediate past is any indication, the pace of change will
continue to increase. Transition and change create opportunities.

The Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship is dedicated to
the teaching of the principles of free enterprise and entrepreneurship. Although the
Center is affiliated with the School of Business and Leadership, it is an independent
center that serves the entire University, as well as local and state functions.

The Center develops courses, curricula, programs and activities for the undergraduate,
graduate and continuing education students. Guest lecturers teach courses each semester
and stress the real world application of classroom material. The close relationship
between the Allan P. Kirby Center and the University's Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) supports the offering of experience-based courses.

The Allan P. Kirby Center's goals are:

To encourage and enable students to understand the nature of free enterprise, value
creation, and entrepreneurship through curricular and experience-based activities

To develop, implement, and support programs that will enhance the entrepreneurial
climate of Wilkes University and northeastern Pennsylvania

To foster dialog on the imperative of pursuing the constitutional goals of life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness through the free enterprise system and entrepreneurship

Other programs and activities offered by the Center include special seminars and lectures,
support for student business owners, and sponsorship of the University's Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team.